A sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker made a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer off the coast of Malaysia after picking up a cargo from a Russian export terminal also under Western restrictions, according
A sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker made a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer off the coast of Malaysia after picking up a cargo from a Russian export terminal also under Western restrictions, according to two analytics firms.
The operation appears to be the first known STS transfer of sanctioned Russian LNG, despite Western efforts to curb Moscow's energy revenues over its war in Ukraine.
The LNG tanker Perle, which was sanctioned by the United States in January, had been carrying a cargo from the designated Russian export terminal in Portovaya on the Baltic Sea.
Estimates from analytics firms Kpler and Vortexa citing satellite imagery, automatic identification system (AIS) data and vessel draught changes show the Perle transferred its cargo to the tanker CCH Gas in the waters off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia and northeast of Singapore sometime between October 17-24.
Kpler data showed the ships were together starting on October 18 and again on October 23. That date was likely when the transfer took place as the Perle's draught, or depth in the water, changed on October 24, confirming the STS discharge onto CCH Gas, Kpler analyst Go Katayama said.
Vortexa senior LNG analyst Ashley Sherman estimated the transfer
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